四海
Chinese edit
four | ocean; sea | ||
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simp. and trad. (四海) |
四 | 海 | |
Literally: “the four seas”. |
Etymology edit
In Ancient China, it was thought that China was surrounded by ocean on all four sides. Eventually, this phrase came to mean "all four directions" or "everywhere."
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Noun edit
四海
- (literary, figurative) the world; the whole world
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四海